Buddha in lotus flower brass pendant necklace

This Sacred Charm is a beautiful Buddha pendant sitting in a lotus flower handmade from brass, 3.5cm long, on black waxed cotton necklace with adjustable knots to lengthen as desired. The Buddha meaning the 'awakened' or 'enlightened one' represents peace and freedom from suffering, encourages us to end the life, death, rebirth cycle by realizing the latent potential, invincible power and true nature of the human heart and mind in attaining the highest knowledge and supreme Enlightenment. Buddha taught the noble ideal of selfless service, compassion and loving kindness and to aspire to perfection, attaining spiritual awakening and by our own efforts, reach the eternal bliss of Nirvana. Buddhism has a deep and ancient talismanic tradition and charms of the Buddha are worn for protection and to assist on the path of Enlightenment or Buddhahood.

In the Vedic traditions of India, The Lotus flower symbolizes purity, beauty, prosperity, and spiritual awakening. Though rooted in the mud, the lotus rises above to blossom in the sun. The divinely beautiful and mystical lotus flower is considered a symbol of purity as it emerges from murky waters unspoilt and unblemished thus its association with spiritual enlightenment. The symbolism of the lotus points to the purity of consciousness and the journey of transformation to awakening.